Philosophy:Progressive Movement (Colombia)
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Progressive Movement Movimiento Progresistas | |
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| Leader | Gustavo Petro Urrego |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Bogotá |
| Youth wing | Youth Progressive Node (Spanish: Nodo Jóvenes Progresistas) |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism Environmentalism Social justice Humanism |
| Political position | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Bogotá City Council | 4 / 45 |
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The Progressive Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Progresistas) is a Colombian political movement founded in 2011 and led by politician Gustavo Petro. The Colombian Human Movement has emerged as a progressive node of the party.
History
The movement has its origin in the Bogotá local election of 2011, in which a group of citizens led by Gustavo Petro collected in around 300,000 signatures to register the candidacies to the Local Administrative Board, 60,000 of to register a list to the City Council headed by Carlos Vicente de Roux, and 120,000 signatures to register Petro's candidacy for the mayorship of Bogotá.
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